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		pjmlp 34 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon ... In a time were operators where charging up to 90% for other stores. Those with listings of SMS codes for which app to download, depending on the phone OS. So it was a great deal back in 2008.

WA 34 days ago | [–]

You are talking about phone apps, I'm talking about "software licenses sold over the internet".

bigyabai 33 days ago | [–]

If Apple adopted the 90%, they would still be criticized.

The fact remains that it was a very stupid system in 2008, and lowering the percentage doesn't obviate Apple's perverse incentives.

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